Alabama State's Joshua Freelove shoots over Grambling's David Copeland on Friday at the Acadome. Photos at montgomeryadvertiser.com.

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There was once a dark cloud hanging over the men's basketball team at Alabama State.

Losing 11 of the first 12 games would put a damper on any program.

"We had a very tough (pre-conference) schedule, but we never laid down in any of the ball games and we continued to fight," Hornets head coach Lewis Jackson said. "We might have come up short in some of those games, but we never lost our spirit." ...